Optimize Battery Life
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Optimize Battery Life
Tips and tricks to extend your battery performance.
INSTRUCTIONS & INFO
For charging and use times, see the Specifications tutorial.Â
In this tutorial, you will learn how to:
• View battery usage
• LOWER SCREEN BRIGHTNESS: Select Brightness level, then select and drag the Brightness slider left to lower the screen brightness manually.
• TURN ON/OFF ADAPTIVE BRIGHTNESS: Select Adaptive brightness, then select the Adaptive brightness switch to turn on or off.Â
• DECREASE SCREEN TIMEOUT: Select Screen timeout. Select the desired option.Â
• View battery usage
• Enable Battery Saver mode
• Turn off auto-sync
• Turn off auto-updates for apps
• Turn off unused services and activate Airplane mode
• Change display settings
• Disable live wallpapers
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Use the original charger and battery to maintain optimal battery performance over the life of your device. The battery comes partially charged. Battery life and charge cycles vary by use and settings.Â
View battery usage
1. Swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers, then select the 
Settings icon.
Settings icon.2. Scroll to and select Battery. Battery usage information will be displayed.
Enable Battery Saver mode
From the Battery screen, select Eco Mode then select the Eco Mode switch.
Note: Alternatively, swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers then select the 
 Eco Mode icon. To have the Eco Mode feature turn on automatically, from the Eco Mode screen select the 
 Menu icon > Auto set > select the desired option. Select the  Settings icon to edit Auto set settings. Battery-smart features can help save your battery for what matters most. Seldom used apps go into App Standby to conserve battery.
 Eco Mode icon. To have the Eco Mode feature turn on automatically, from the Eco Mode screen select the  Menu icon > Auto set > select the desired option. Select the  Settings icon to edit Auto set settings. Battery-smart features can help save your battery for what matters most. Seldom used apps go into App Standby to conserve battery.Turn off auto-sync
From the Settings screen, scroll to and select Accounts then select the Automatically sync data switch to place it in the OFF position.Â
Note: Select OKÂ to confirm. Turn Auto-sync back on to allow apps to download new data like email, social media posts, etc.
Turn off auto-updates for apps
From the home screen, select the 
 Play Store app > Account icon > scroll to and select Settings > General > select Auto-update apps > Don't auto-update apps > DONE.
 Play Store app > Account icon > scroll to and select Settings > General > select Auto-update apps > Don't auto-update apps > DONE.Turn off unused services and activate airplane modeÂ
Swipe down from the Notification bar with two fingers, then if enabled select Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to disable. If you are traveling and do not have access to mobile or Wi-Fi networks, select Airplane mode to enable Airplane mode.
Change display settings
1. To extend battery life, turn off live wallpapers, set the screen to a lower brightness and decrease screen timeout. From the Settings screen, select Display.Â
2. Adjust display settings as desired:
2. Adjust display settings as desired:
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• LOWER SCREEN BRIGHTNESS: Select Brightness level, then select and drag the Brightness slider left to lower the screen brightness manually.
• TURN ON/OFF ADAPTIVE BRIGHTNESS: Select Adaptive brightness, then select the Adaptive brightness switch to turn on or off.Â
• DECREASE SCREEN TIMEOUT: Select Screen timeout. Select the desired option.Â
Disable live wallpapers
From the Display screen, select Wallpaper then navigate to and select the desired wallpaper that is not a live wallpaper. Select Set wallpaper.Â
Note: Visit the Learn & Customize the Home Screen tutorial for more information on wallpapers.
Note: Visit the Learn & Customize the Home Screen tutorial for more information on wallpapers.